We are excited to learn that one of our recent project – the Bindlestiffs has won the American Package Design Award from Graphic Design USA. We spoke with the graphic designer Sydnee Davidson on this project and other topics on package design. 1. What is your inspiration for the Bindlestiffs DVD design? The Bindlestiffs series [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Printing/Design'
Design disc packaging on reverse board
February 24th, 2011 · No Comments · Printing/Design
Clients often fall in love with the reverse board because of its rustic feel and textured look. You may be surprised to know that designing for reverse board requires consideration from the very beginning. Here we have a few examples that compare with the final print from the pdf proof, viewed from monitor. It shows [...]
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CD/DVD on-disc design 101
July 19th, 2010 · No Comments · Printing/Design
In the past we have written various posts about design for CD/DVD discs, we thought it would be a good idea to summarize all the information, tips and tricks for a neat overview. There are 2 methods in which CD/DVDs are printed in a large scale manufacturing environment – silkscreen and offset printing. Other technologies [...]
Tags:disc printing·illustrator·offset printing·photoshop·silkscreen discs
5 small details that may affect your CD/DVD disc print
July 14th, 2010 · No Comments · Printing/Design
1. Matching color on disc to paper packaging It is rare that you can match the colors on the disc to the color on the paper insert or covers exactly. Whether the disc is printed with silkscreen or offset printing, the nature of the canvas (silver disc and paper stock) makes in impossible for an [...]
Tags:disc printing·offset printing·Pantone·PMS·silkscreen printing
Design strategies of a disc – part 1
July 13th, 2010 · No Comments · Printing/Design
Many customers love the shiny effect of the disc to come through the design. Silver effects can be printed on blank discs, replicated CDs or replicated DVDs. Here are a few example of how silver can be incorporated into the design: 1. Print over silver (no white base) The reflective nature of silver adds an [...]
Tags:inner ring·mirror band·offset printing·silkscreen·spot varnish·stacking ring·white base
Mirror band and stacking ring of a silver disc
July 12th, 2010 · No Comments · Printing/Design
Main print area – as the name suggests, this is the main area on the disc for the artwork to be printed. Mirrorband – this is the area between the main print area and the clear stacking ring. The silver color is usually a tone or two darker than the silver in the main print [...]
Types of artwork proofs for CD/DVD
June 18th, 2010 · No Comments · Printing/Design
The artwork for your CD/DVD project, like headlines in a newspaper, is the first thing that attracts customers to buy. In order to make sure the image and color is everything that you want it to be, the following types of proofs are available in the printing process: 1. Soft proof / PDF proof This [...]
Tags:artwork·design·digital proof·hard copy·pdf·press proof·proof
How to spot different blacks in artwork
June 3rd, 2010 · No Comments · Printing/Design
There are many many different shades of black, such as plain black and rich black; and often it is difficult to tell the difference on the screen. So if you are putting CD/DVD artwork together that incorporates images with black background, here’s a quick trick to make sure that the black is uniform throughout. Open [...]
Uncoated (reverse) print digipak with a touch of foil
June 1st, 2010 · No Comments · Printing/Design
We had mentioned before in a previous article about how to spice up your packaging that a little bit of foil goes a long way. Here we have a couple examples of how foil can create strong contrasts against uncoated (reverse) cardboard digipaks. Share
Creating a unique packaging for demo reel to wow potential clients
May 17th, 2010 · No Comments · Marketing, Printing/Design
A conversation we have with Brett Ashy, president of the Ashy Agency, an agency for marketing communications companies to the broadcasting and entertainment industries. We asked him about creating a demo reel package to impress prospective clients. 1. How important is the design of packaging of a demo reel? I think packaging is very important. [...]
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